DORA THE DUMBO OCTOPUS 45

Pasten off and weave in the yarn end.

THE DUMBO OCTOPUS stitches in between. Firmly press the washers onto the backs
of the eyes.

Dora is the happiest dumbo octopus you'll ever encounter. If you feel hesitant SMILE & EYEBROWS
about calling her a dumbo octopus, don't worry—she's immensely proud of her Thread a long strand of black embroidery thread onto your
ear-like fins. Dora dreams of meeting an elephant someday to discuss yarn needle. Insert your needle through the bottom of the
the joys of ears (or fins resembling ears) and to compare life in the
head and out between the eyes. Sew 1 small stitch forthe
deepest ocean depths with life on the African savanna.
smile, then weave the thread through the inside of the body
and out above the eyes. Sew 1 slanted stitch above each eye
HEAD & BODY (in coral yarn) for the eyebrows. Weave the thread back to the opening at the
Rr start 8 sc in a magie ring [8] bottom of the body and secure it with a knot to the beginning
inc in all 8 st [16] tail (picture 1).
[sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times [24]
Rn sc in all 24 st [24] BOTTOM OF THE BODY (in coral yarn)
(sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times [27] Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magie ring [8]
Rr sc in all 27 st [27] Rnd 2 inc in all 8 st [16]
(sc in next 8 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times [30] Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times [24]
sc in all 30 st [30] Rnd 4 (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times [30]
(sc in next 9 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times [33] Rnd 5 (sc in next4st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times [36]
sc in all 33 st [33] Don't fasten off. In the next round, we'H join the body and the
(sc in next 10 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times [36] bottom piece together.

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Size: 4'710 cm tall when
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Place the bottom circle onto the body piece, with the EAR FIN (make 2, in coral yarn)
'right' side facing you. Insert your hook through both layers Using the safety eyes as a guide, choose 2 stitches on round 4,
(picture 2 and work the next round through both layers to on either side of the head, where you want to make the ear fins.
join them together. Lightly stuff the body with fiberfill at the Tie a new tail of coral yarn to your hook with a slip knot. Insert
halfway point: the octopus should hold its shape, but still be your hook into the first chosen stitch of round 4 [picture 4)
squishy. and pull up a loop. Sist in this st.
Rnd 6: sc in all 36 st [36] Ch 2. Crochet in rows.
Rnd 7: inc in all 36 st [72] Row 1 start in second ch from the hook, sc in this ch, sist in
Rnd (sc in next st, inc in next st] repeat 36 times [108] next st on the head [2]
Pasten off, and weave in the yarn end (picture 3]. Pasten off and weave in the yarn tails.
Repeatforthe second earfin [pictures 5-6].